1. DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECT AP Psychology Kimberly Nelson

2. DIRECTIONS You will need a piece of paper, that you will turn it. You will need a writing utensil.

3. COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEORY Fighting yourself Leon Festinger, 1957 Inner drive to:  Fight disharmony  Avoid discomfort Due to conflicting cognition (ideas/thinking)

4. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, PUBERTY, PIAGET Can form hypothesis and systematically test them Give and take between trying to understand new experiences with what you already know Schemas-assimilation, then accommodation of new ideas What did you know about yourself? What did you learn about yourself?

5. ERIKSON’S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY, PUBERTY Identity Vs Role Confusion  Identity-how you see your purpose or self  Roles-behavior and how you see yourself socially  Crisis- personal understanding

6. THEORY RELATED QUESTIONS Kohlberg  What was your sense of responsibility about assignment? Baumrind  Did your parent’s style effect your ability to solve problems? Vygotsky  Zone of Proximal Development-independent vs assistance Thomas & Chess  Personal temperament-how did you respond to challenge?

7. SELF TALK & EXPECTATIONS How did you talk to your self about this project? What are your expectations regarding school assignments? Who solves a problem? The teacher or the student? What would happen if you were asked to answer 10 study questions without using traditional writing to answer them?

8. OTHER QUESTIONS 1. What did you learn about yourself while doing this assignment? 2. What was a surprise? 3. What do you wish for yourself and your ability to adapt to challenges? 4. What are you most proud of in relation to this assignment?